Released: September 11, 2011

5 easy steps to stanch the e-mail flood

Source: Sam Grobart, The New York Times

Perhaps you have heard of an organizational expert named David Allen. Over the years, Mr. Allen has helped many people organize their time, their tasks and — perhaps most important — their e-mail in-boxes with a method he calls, “Getting Things Done,” or GTD, for short. GTD followers are many and passionate. They fastidiously create folders and labels — both physical and digital — in dozens of categories, then file every piece of information promptly. Mr. Allen’s book “Getting Things Done” has sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and people pay hundreds of dollars to hear him speak.

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